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Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Opportunistic Infections ... in HIV/AIDS Here's ... Hemoptysis - Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #HIV ... #Symptoms #Signs
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... or signs. ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #AIDS #diagnosis ... #symptoms
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
travel hx, home meds ... sliding: Pulmonary ... diffuse infections ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... lung infections ... mucogenicum • HIV ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... change in the lungs ... pulmonary infection ... fever • Septic shock
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms ... #Infections #HIV ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • Chronic ... shows a small, stable ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... cancers, including lung ... (HSV + Mycoplasma ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Gl, lung, lymphoma ... Eating disorders Infections ... : HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis ... cachexia"), COPD ("pulmonary